IT is boring. Domains aren't "sexy" or "exciting" and to be frank anyone who gets excited about a server probably needs to get out more. That may seem to be an odd statement coming from me, but it's not far from the truth. Hosting is an incredibly important service. Screw it up and people's websites and businesses stop working. But like a lot of things it needs to … [Read more...] about How Can You Make Hosting Sexy?
Archives for September 2015
Why I’m Using A .Hosting Domain
I had my reasons for launching this site, which I touched on in my first post. But what about the choice of domain? I could have easily used a sub-domain off blacknight.com or any one of hundreds of other domains either myself or the company hold. But instead I chose ceo.hosting and it wasn't accidental. Anyone who knows me well enough probably knows that while I might … [Read more...] about Why I’m Using A .Hosting Domain
Improving Internal Communications
Like a lot of small businesses we started out small. And by small, I mean really small. My business partner and I both worked full-time for other companies and worked on our new venture in our spare time. Eventually we both went full-time and over time we hired people and moved into an office. When you only have a couple of staff communication internally isn't really an … [Read more...] about Improving Internal Communications
Yet Another Blog? Maybe, Maybe Not
I've been blogging on and off for the last 12 years. When I first started out it was purely personal and was a "writing exercise". Over time I started writing more and more about industry and the business. Eventually I thought it was appropriate to setup an actual blog for the company. Nowadays an ever growing number of our staff contribute on both the main blog, our technical … [Read more...] about Yet Another Blog? Maybe, Maybe Not